scorched

adj 1: dried out by heat or excessive exposure to sunlight; "a vast

desert all adust"; "land lying baked in the heat";

"parched soil"; "the earth was scorched and bare";

"sunbaked salt flats" [syn: {adust}, {baked}, {parched},

{sunbaked}]

2: having everything destroyed so nothing is left salvageable

by an enemy; "Sherman's scorched earth policy"

3: damaged or discolored by superficial burning:"the scorched

blouse tore easily"